Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-16

Whereas N has been twice Drought 70 tnc at
tention OF this body that great Outrage has been
perpetrated Oh The farmers Of virginia In re-
moving from Office a distinguished and promi-
nent farmer. citizen. aud disabled Confederate
soldier In tho person OF Randolph harrison,
Commissioner of Agriculture:
ResOire5. That a committee Of ten be appoint
ca 10 inquire into the causes and circumstances
OF tho removal OF Colonel Harrison. and WY,
under a pretended reform aud civil-sery.co adj
mnistratlon. no should have been removed.
The Clerk handed the Speaker the reso-
luton, and the latter ruled that 1t was
out of order.
Mr.. Waddill hardly supposed that
the Speaker would rule this resolution
out OF order after indulging gentlemen
for two mornings in personal eXplana-
tons on the same subject.
The Speaker: You can appeal from
the decision of the Chair.
Mr.. Waddill ! appeal.
The Chair: Report the resolution,
Mr.. Clerk.
The Clerk read the resolution.
Mr.. Hay: ] call the pending question.
Mr.. Figgat: VIII an affirmative vote
on that question cut of the gentleman
from Henrico?
The Chair Certainly.
Mr.. Figgat said he thought the gentle
man from Henrico should be heard.
The Speaker replied that that, too,
was his preference, and Mr.. Hay with
drew the motion.
Mr.. Waddill commenced by saying
that the Democrats were in power here
under the regime of the Anderson-Mc-
Cormick bill. 1T is not the first time"
SAID he, "that by lawless measures the
voice of the majority has been sup
pressed"
Mr.. Figgat made the point of order
that the gentleman was not speaking to
the question which point the Chair
thought well taken, though Mr.. Martin
rose TO say that ga question OF fraud is
always in order
Mr.. Waddil, continuing, said that this
is a dangerous precedent which allows
the Chair, by throwing a wall around a
State officer to prevent the House from
investigating him. "Suppose, said
Mr.. Waddill, "Mr Whitehead brlbed
his way into oflice--I am sure that he
did not do it, but surprising such were
the case-under such a precedent the
Chair could estop Us from investigating
it,"
Dir. Mayo Republican, hoped the
Chair would not be influenced by the
fact that the resolution comes from the
Republican side Of the House. He cared
nothing about the man, but he did care
for the precedent, and he feared that the
Chair had been hasty.
Being about to put the question, the
Chair said that he ruled the resolution
ont Of order because, in his judgment,
it had no connection with the duties Of
the House and did not propose any in
vestigation which was within the province
OF the House to make. Besides, the
resolution stated what was not fact as
TO the reDOUat" of an officer. The
Chair hoped that members would vote
freely as their judgments dictated if he
was wrong, they ought to have no hest
tation in saying 20, and certainly he
would have no feeling in the matter.
The House sustained the Speaker by
party vote.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Moore For the relief of Will
liam Scroggin, late treasurer of Warren
county.
BY Mr.. Dupuy: To amend the law in
regard to unexpcnded school funds.
By Mr.. Coleman For the relief of
Sarah f.. Reads heirs.
BY Mr.. Mustain: Petition OF Samuel
T. Owen for relief from tho payment of
fine imposed by the County Court OF
Pittsylyania county.
BY Mr.. McCandlish TO allow A. NJ.
Green further time TO apply to the Hust-
ings Court Of Petersburg produce assess-
ment on certain property in said city.
BY Mr.. Treat: Resolutions directing